Hillsfar
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Developers | |
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Westwood Associates | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
Digital, GOG.com | GOG.com |
Digital, Steam | SNEG |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1989 |
Windows (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
Linux (DOSBox) | August 20, 2015[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Series | Dungeons & Dragons |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Gold Box (series) | |
Silver Box (series) | |
Hillsfar | 1989 |
DragonStrike | 1990 |
Neverwinter Nights (series) | |
Eye of the Beholder (series) | |
Dark Sun (series) | |
Fantasy Empires | 1993 |
Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
Stronghold | 1993 |
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse | 1994 |
Menzoberranzan | 1994 |
Ravenloft (series) | |
Blood & Magic | 1996 |
DeathKeep | 1996 |
Descent to Undermountain | 1997 |
Baldur's Gate (series) | |
Planescape: Torment (series) | |
Icewind Dale (series) | |
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor | 2001 |
The Temple of Elemental Evil | 2003 |
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | 2004 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard | 2005 |
Dungeons & Dragons Online | 2006 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale | 2011 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara | 2013 |
Neverwinter | 2013 |
Sword Coast Legends | 2015 |
Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation | 2017 |
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms | 2020 |
Solasta: Crown of the Magister | 2021 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance | 2021 |
Key points
- Characters can be transferred from Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds (see Transfer characters).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Bundled with Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades, Pools of Darkness, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures. | |||
Steam | Bundled with Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades, Pools of Darkness, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures. |
- All versions require the Translation Wheel to answer copy protection questions. The GOG.com version includes a codewheel application for this purpose.[2]
Essential improvements
Transfer characters
- Characters can be transferred from Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds.
- Gateway to the Savage Frontier characters are also compatible (this is not officially supported).[3]
Instructions[4] |
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Notes
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Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\*.HIL |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, Tandy |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | DOS 2.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 384K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, Tandy |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Release: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - GOG.com
- ↑ NOTE: Copy protection in these games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ The CRPG Addict: Game 215: Gateway to the Savage Frontier (1991) - last accessed on 5 September 2011
- "Characters and items can even be swapped between Curse of the Azure bonds, and Gateway to the Savage Frontier."
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 5 September 2021